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RDC Environment assessed the environmental impacts of\u00a0<\/span>different types<\/span>\u00a0of goods bags, excluding checkout bags, on behalf of ADEME.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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\u00a0The end of single-use plastic bags\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n

n France, since January 2017, with the\u00a0<\/span><\/span>law on energy transition for green growth (LTECV)<\/span><\/span><\/a>,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>goods bags<\/span><\/span>\u00a0distributed at points of sale,\u00a0<\/span><\/span>excluding checkout bags<\/span><\/span>, which are\u00a0<\/span><\/span>not compostable at home and not reusable, are prohibited.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0Typically, the law targets small, thin bags used to package loose fruit and vegetables.<\/span><\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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A comparative life cycle analysis<\/strong><\/h2>\n

In 2019, ADEME commissioned RDC Environment to carry out a comparative LCA of the environmental impacts of eight types of shopping bags used in this context, with the aim of determining the best solutions from an environmental point of view and under what conditions. 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